Whenever the topic of estate planning comes up, there are two terms you are guaranteed to hear in the discussion: wills and trusts. These two legal documents can rightly be described, correctly or otherwise, as the backbone of an estate plan. But what’s the...
Football season is in full swing, the baseball playoffs are wrapping up, and the leaves are turning from green to gold. That can only mean one thing: Medicare open enrollment is here once again. The official window to begin or change your Medicare plan opened just a...
This week on the Blog, as we explore the topic of estate planning, we want to include an aspect of planning that is often overlooked: family dynamics. Our question: when family tensions run high, can professional mediation help reduce the temperature? Within any...
If you want advice on how to choose a financial planner – a topic we’ve covered regularly here on the Blog, most recently just last week – there’s no shortage of recommendations. But if you’re looking for ideas on how to choose an estate planning lawyer, the amount of...
If you’re part of an unmarried couple – two people living together and sharing all the bonds of marriage except the legal one – you’re a part of a growing national trend. The marriage rate is continuing to decline in the U.S. as the number of unmarried couples...
The sad stories seem to reappear with depressing regularity: another prominent celebrity passes away, and soon his or her would-be heirs are in a full-fledged legal battle over the money they thought was rightfully theirs. Tim Conway and Casey Kasem, Michael Jackson...
